| 2017 | Old Dominion5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #114 (of 130 teams · 332.3 yds/g · 3,988 yards) | #114 (of 130 teams · 20.7 pts/g · 248 points) | #93 (of 130 teams · 427.7 yds/g allowed · 5,132 yards) | #92 (of 130 teams · 31.7 pts/g allowed · 380 points) | #111 (of 130 teams · -11.0 /g · -132 on the season) | #93 (of 130 teams · -4 on the season · 16 taken, 20 given · -0.33 /g) | #92 (of 130 teams · 28:38 /g · 5h 44m on the season) | #107 (of 130 teams · 6% of last season's passing production returning) | #43 (of 130 teams · 67% of last season's receiving production returning) | #32 (of 130 teams · 85% of last season's rushing production returning) | #108 (of 130 teams · 331.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #119 (of 130 teams · 0.044 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #89 (of 130 teams · 0.191 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #126 (of 130 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #84 (of 130 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #78 (of 130 teams · 1.176 average PPA on successful plays) | #72 (of 130 teams · 1.222 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #73 (Total offense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #9–#130. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #86 (Scoring offense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #8–#130. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #60 (Total defense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #5–#111. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #55 (Scoring defense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #8–#119. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #73 (Point margin: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #10–#129. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #93 (Turnover margin: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #5–#129. 2 of 14 in the top 10.) | #73 (Possession: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #9–#123. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #62 (Returning passing: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #1–#127. 2 of 14 in the top 10.) | #62 (Returning receiving: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #9–#124. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #80 (Returning rushing: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #2–#111. 3 of 14 in the top 10.) | #106 (Team talent: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #75–#127. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #62 (Offensive EPA: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #5–#130. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #60 (Defensive EPA: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #15–#126. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #72 (Offensive success rate: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #12–#130. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #71 (Defensive success rate: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #10–#128. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #60 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #15–#120. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #71 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #3–#115. 2 of 14 in the top 10.) |
| 2017 | Charlotte1–11 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #124 (of 130 teams · 303.2 yds/g · 3,638 yards) | #128 (of 130 teams · 14.2 pts/g · 170 points) | #111 (of 130 teams · 454.6 yds/g allowed · 5,455 yards) | #103 (of 130 teams · 32.8 pts/g allowed · 393 points) | #122 (of 130 teams · -18.6 /g · -223 on the season) | #116 (of 130 teams · -9 on the season · 11 taken, 20 given · -0.75 /g) | #123 (of 130 teams · 26:34 /g · 5h 19m on the season) | #78 (of 130 teams · 58% of last season's passing production returning) | #62 (of 130 teams · 57% of last season's receiving production returning) | #95 (of 130 teams · 43% of last season's rushing production returning) | #121 (of 130 teams · 283.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #128 (of 130 teams · -0.035 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #112 (of 130 teams · 0.235 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #128 (of 130 teams · 34% of plays successful) | #128 (of 130 teams · 51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #50 (of 130 teams · 1.236 average PPA on successful plays) | #3 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.020 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic11–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 498.4 yds/g · 6,977 yards) | #8 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 40.6 pts/g · 568 points) | #64 (of 130 teams · 389.6 yds/g allowed · 5,454 yards) | #34 (of 130 teams · 22.7 pts/g allowed · 318 points) | #10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +17.9 /g · +250 on the season) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +13 on the season · 26 taken, 13 given · +0.93 /g) | #115 (of 130 teams · 27:28 /g · 6h 24m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 90% of last season's receiving production returning) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 98% of last season's rushing production returning) | #75 (of 130 teams · 470.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.312 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #60 (of 130 teams · 0.130 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #12 (of 130 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #60 (of 130 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #25 (of 130 teams · 1.284 average PPA on successful plays) | #54 (of 130 teams · 1.181 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Florida International8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #73 (of 130 teams · 391.9 yds/g · 5,095 yards) | #86 (of 130 teams · 25.6 pts/g · 333 points) | #84 (of 130 teams · 414.9 yds/g allowed · 5,393 yards) | #80 (of 130 teams · 28.5 pts/g allowed · 370 points) | #89 (of 130 teams · -2.9 /g · -37 on the season) | #85 (of 130 teams · -3 on the season · 18 taken, 21 given · -0.23 /g) | #46 (of 130 teams · 30:45 /g · 6h 40m on the season) | #12 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #28 (of 130 teams · 74% of last season's receiving production returning) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's rushing production returning) | #106 (of 130 teams · 334.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #55 (of 130 teams · 0.165 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #105 (of 130 teams · 0.217 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #65 (of 130 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #102 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #73 (of 130 teams · 1.193 average PPA on successful plays) | #83 (of 130 teams · 1.242 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #62 (of 130 teams · 403.0 yds/g · 5,239 yards) | #48 (of 130 teams · 30.5 pts/g · 396 points) | #60 (of 130 teams · 385.5 yds/g allowed · 5,012 yards) | #54 (of 130 teams · 25.4 pts/g allowed · 330 points) | #52 (of 130 teams · +5.1 /g · +66 on the season) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +13 on the season · 28 taken, 15 given · +1.00 /g) | #64 (of 130 teams · 30:11 /g · 6h 32m on the season) | #127 (of 130 teams · 0% of last season's passing production returning) | #114 (of 130 teams · 34% of last season's receiving production returning) | #43 (of 130 teams · 78% of last season's rushing production returning) | #86 (of 130 teams · 394.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #40 (of 130 teams · 0.198 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #49 (of 130 teams · 0.105 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #16 (of 130 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #113 (of 130 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #120 (of 130 teams · 1.089 average PPA on successful plays) | #7 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.062 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Marshall8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #92 (of 130 teams · 379.9 yds/g · 4,938 yards) | #79 (of 130 teams · 26.7 pts/g · 347 points) | #28 (of 130 teams · 341.7 yds/g allowed · 4,442 yards) | #17 (of 130 teams · 19.9 pts/g allowed · 259 points) | #42 (of 130 teams · +6.8 /g · +88 on the season) | #111 (of 130 teams · -8 on the season · 15 taken, 23 given · -0.62 /g) | #40 (of 130 teams · 31:02 /g · 6h 43m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #124 (of 130 teams · 21% of last season's receiving production returning) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's rushing production returning) | #77 (of 130 teams · 445.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #80 (of 130 teams · 0.129 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #32 (of 130 teams · 0.065 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #106 (of 130 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #21 (of 130 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #15 (of 130 teams · 1.307 average PPA on successful plays) | #81 (of 130 teams · 1.233 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #71 (of 130 teams · 393.4 yds/g · 5,114 yards) | #87 (of 130 teams · 25.5 pts/g · 332 points) | #35 (of 130 teams · 357.3 yds/g allowed · 4,645 yards) | #46 (of 130 teams · 24.7 pts/g allowed · 321 points) | #73 (of 130 teams · +0.8 /g · +11 on the season) | #122 (of 130 teams · -12 on the season · 11 taken, 23 given · -0.92 /g) | #81 (of 130 teams · 29:27 /g · 6h 23m on the season) | #26 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #37 (of 130 teams · 71% of last season's receiving production returning) | #105 (of 130 teams · 37% of last season's rushing production returning) | #101 (of 130 teams · 344.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #74 (of 130 teams · 0.138 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #26 (of 130 teams · 0.053 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #79 (of 130 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #39 (of 130 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #29 (of 130 teams · 1.281 average PPA on successful plays) | #21 (of 130 teams · 1.100 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | North Texas9–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #24 (of 130 teams · 454.7 yds/g · 6,366 yards) | #19 (of 130 teams · 35.5 pts/g · 497 points) | #97 (of 130 teams · 431.4 yds/g allowed · 6,040 yards) | #111 (of 130 teams · 35.0 pts/g allowed · 490 points) | #74 (of 130 teams · +0.5 /g · +7 on the season) | #119 (of 130 teams · -11 on the season · 16 taken, 27 given · -0.79 /g) | #62 (of 130 teams · 30:16 /g · 7h 04m on the season) | #77 (of 130 teams · 61% of last season's passing production returning) | #118 (of 130 teams · 28% of last season's receiving production returning) | #85 (of 130 teams · 50% of last season's rushing production returning) | #116 (of 130 teams · 303.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #29 (of 130 teams · 0.218 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #107 (of 130 teams · 0.220 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #13 (of 130 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #71 (of 130 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #60 (of 130 teams · 1.218 average PPA on successful plays) | #115 (of 130 teams · 1.323 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Rice1–11 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #116 (of 130 teams · 331.8 yds/g · 3,982 yards) | #125 (of 130 teams · 16.3 pts/g · 195 points) | #90 (of 130 teams · 425.8 yds/g allowed · 5,110 yards) | #113 (of 130 teams · 35.8 pts/g allowed · 429 points) | #123 (of 130 teams · -19.5 /g · -234 on the season) | #129 (of 130 teams · -23 on the season · 6 taken, 29 given · -1.92 /g) | #73 (of 130 teams · 29:36 /g · 5h 55m on the season) | #100 (of 130 teams · 16% of last season's passing production returning) | #112 (of 130 teams · 36% of last season's receiving production returning) | #96 (of 130 teams · 43% of last season's rushing production returning) | #100 (of 130 teams · 345.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #109 (of 130 teams · 0.078 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #126 (of 130 teams · 0.293 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #97 (of 130 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #123 (of 130 teams · 50% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #48 (of 130 teams · 1.238 average PPA on successful plays) | #71 (of 130 teams · 1.220 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Southern Miss8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #43 (of 130 teams · 424.6 yds/g · 5,520 yards) | #58 (of 130 teams · 29.1 pts/g · 379 points) | #20 (of 130 teams · 331.9 yds/g allowed · 4,315 yards) | #45 (of 130 teams · 24.5 pts/g allowed · 318 points) | #54 (of 130 teams · +4.7 /g · +61 on the season) | #72 (of 130 teams · -1 on the season · 18 taken, 19 given · -0.08 /g) | #60 (of 130 teams · 30:18 /g · 6h 34m on the season) | #101 (of 130 teams · 12% of last season's passing production returning) | #25 (of 130 teams · 75% of last season's receiving production returning) | #26 (of 130 teams · 89% of last season's rushing production returning) | #87 (of 130 teams · 394.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #53 (of 130 teams · 0.171 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #30 (of 130 teams · 0.063 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #77 (of 130 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #23 (of 130 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #52 (of 130 teams · 1.235 average PPA on successful plays) | #93 (of 130 teams · 1.264 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | UAB8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #98 (of 130 teams · 363.2 yds/g · 4,722 yards) | #72 (of 130 teams · 27.8 pts/g · 361 points) | #41 (of 130 teams · 365.6 yds/g allowed · 4,753 yards) | #55 (of 130 teams · 25.6 pts/g allowed · 333 points) | #66 (of 130 teams · +2.1 /g · +28 on the season) | #40 (of 130 teams · +4 on the season · 19 taken, 15 given · +0.31 /g) | #93 (of 130 teams · 28:36 /g · 6h 12m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | #127 (of 130 teams · 170.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #57 (of 130 teams · 0.161 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #46 (of 130 teams · 0.100 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #66 (of 130 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #36 (of 130 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #91 (of 130 teams · 1.147 average PPA on successful plays) | #95 (of 130 teams · 1.265 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | UTEP0–12 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #130 (of 130 teams · 230.5 yds/g · 2,766 yards) | #130 (of 130 teams · 11.8 pts/g · 141 points) | #108 (of 130 teams · 446.6 yds/g allowed · 5,359 yards) | #119 (of 130 teams · 36.8 pts/g allowed · 441 points) | #129 (of 130 teams · -25.0 /g · -300 on the season) | #103 (of 130 teams · -6 on the season · 14 taken, 20 given · -0.50 /g) | #110 (of 130 teams · 27:47 /g · 5h 33m on the season) | #34 (of 130 teams · 98% of last season's passing production returning) | #101 (of 130 teams · 41% of last season's receiving production returning) | #111 (of 130 teams · 33% of last season's rushing production returning) | #124 (of 130 teams · 264.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #130 (of 130 teams · -0.083 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #118 (of 130 teams · 0.258 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #130 (of 130 teams · 33% of plays successful) | #120 (of 130 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #87 (of 130 teams · 1.154 average PPA on successful plays) | #58 (of 130 teams · 1.186 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | UTSA6–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #83 (of 130 teams · 386.8 yds/g · 4,255 yards) | #104 (of 130 teams · 23.6 pts/g · 259 points) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 287.8 yds/g allowed · 3,166 yards) | #8 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 17.0 pts/g allowed · 187 points) | #44 (of 130 teams · +6.5 /g · +72 on the season) | #34 (of 130 teams · +4 on the season · 22 taken, 18 given · +0.36 /g) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 33:13 /g · 6h 05m on the season) | #62 (of 130 teams · 85% of last season's passing production returning) | #21 (of 130 teams · 79% of last season's receiving production returning) | #80 (of 130 teams · 54% of last season's rushing production returning) | #119 (of 130 teams · 291.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #90 (of 130 teams · 0.113 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #15 (of 130 teams · 0.032 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #72 (of 130 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #116 (of 130 teams · 1.097 average PPA on successful plays) | #107 (of 130 teams · 1.295 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky6–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #69 (of 130 teams · 395.9 yds/g · 5,146 yards) | #89 (of 130 teams · 25.5 pts/g · 331 points) | #53 (of 130 teams · 377.1 yds/g allowed · 4,903 yards) | #66 (of 130 teams · 26.9 pts/g allowed · 349 points) | #83 (of 130 teams · -1.4 /g · -18 on the season) | #111 (of 130 teams · -8 on the season · 15 taken, 23 given · -0.62 /g) | #82 (of 130 teams · 29:23 /g · 6h 22m on the season) | #54 (of 130 teams · 91% of last season's passing production returning) | #120 (of 130 teams · 27% of last season's receiving production returning) | #93 (of 130 teams · 44% of last season's rushing production returning) | #107 (of 130 teams · 332.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #62 (of 130 teams · 0.154 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #75 (of 130 teams · 0.160 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #27 (of 130 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #77 (of 130 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #83 (of 130 teams · 1.163 average PPA on successful plays) | #48 (of 130 teams · 1.177 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |